End working tool mechanism



July 20, 1943. c. E. MILLER END WORKING TOOL MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 29, 1940 mam lkrmZM f /ZzZ/W W y 1943- c. E. MILLER END WQRKING T001 MECHANISM Filed Jan. 29, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 l +1 i l l l /l Y 14 11 L 'c. E. MILLER END WORKING TOOL MECHANISM July 20, 1943.

Filed Jan. 29, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 July 20, 1943. c. E. MILLER END WORKING TOOL MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 m lli llll Filed Jan. 29, 1940 Patented July 20, 1943 a fewnfwe ma TOOL manure I 7 m]! Miller, Windsor, Vt.,- a ss ignqrl. to- 11536 Automatic Machine Company llnc Windsor, vt.,acerpol:afiol .of Verment v i w; A

apprmm'mwamm-qza, ls jmserisl mgmmsa This "mverftion relates we end working tool ,medharrisms partieularly suitable-tor machines w'ith the wmk'so that"they' are mammmewm stationary "angular position fwith 'respec't t'o the work axisfbutrxaveirrrpal'tedthereto theirown I {Figure l is'a "frontooeleva tion "of "a"multip1ie spinfiieliathe, withmanyfpztrts omitted forjthe "sake 'efelarity, and ishow'irrgameehanism' em;

botlying theinvention apfllie'd thereto. "Figurefz is a. perspective viewof anentlportinn of the work "illustrating the operation performed by the end working'itool meehanism-of"Figure 1. Figure '3 :is a ."eentral longitudinal sec'tion through "the end "tool mechanism of Figur'eil,

eer'tain 'ofltl re 'riving nieihanisms being [shown operation performed by the m'e h'an ism v of Figures 7to 10,'in1usive. v v l o Referrihglffirst to the constructions .showzi "Figures l'to 6, ri'nlusive, one ffor'm pr .mecha uism embodying the. invention is illustrated. "In

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irifieiiinQ aX-iS, "as" moi-cbhrfiltIY Shown in the Mlller patent to reference has been -made. Arrangedin' this a'xis' is -a drive-shafti5; the retation o'ffi whi cii 'is- *caused' te rota'tef-tne various spindles. *At G is shown atoolsupport "mounted for -motion along the axis of the shaft' i watch- "is moved as '-by a eam-- 1 controlling a follower 8 carriedbya slidefl :mouritedwn the Support 6. This motion of "thE SLXpQOIit 6 is for thepurpose of bringing "the end 'Working" toolup into" operativewelation with-the work-and to feed it re'lative 'to the'wor'k and "retract "it "therefrom.

"The tool nreeha'nism; as "shown best "in -Figures fianfi'. 6, eomprisesacasing' .lOuvh'r'chis secured to the support 6 for axial motionfti'lerew'ith. "Ih'is casing N) 122s a'forwahcl portion H of' -lar'ger iii ame'ter Within which-is "secured as by screws "'2 aniiiterha'l gear-flfi flhis gear I-S'abutS an :nmum shoulder *1 4 of the casing 10 on' one side arid its opposite 'si'd'e .is engaged by one "member of abva11beariri'g H: which is 'seeuliedinf'positiun by'a "ring fl '5 having threafiedfengagement in' (the 1 internal threads I! "ationeendwf ihecasihg'i'lfl. {his casing 'IO servestoihcivusetlrierein attool head inthebearing t5 .a'ndlthe rearjportiori 2|: of which is, coupled .to "the forward ehcl vof a shaft 2? '3' our inaletl in the :bearings'fn and .24' in the casing 10'.

'isfshown assupporting a rotary milling cutter I this" cuttefbiri'g feceeritriojto the axis b1 'rot'atien of the .head .13, 'Which itself is coaxial .WithQone .ef like work"supportslatt-onesof the .op'er; ative stations-of ltheiir de'xing worklh'dlder.

mamen -the b'earinghushing '35 and the -b'a11- bearing 3 the 'stoo learrieffl =hasflkeyedlthereou I gear (.74 which meshes .with.}thev.winternall; ear [3 ;so that as E the .te'ol head is rotated the 'wgear 13!! travels-in an orbital ipathsand as .it -.hasa

2,136,809lgranted-septemberlo, 1938. sueli a rmachine infgeneral, comprises lower and upper beds I and2, the upper' tbecl beingsupportedirom the lower bed by suitable columns Mandi. In 7 smallernumbepofthan-the lintemal gear 7 I .Inmrderitliat :the gear 334 may 'iprojent' :from the headeimythisihead 2 0 isishown as' ma1de in two and 393the part 38 b'eing' prov'ided segmental eX-tension 40;- which bea'ns against the end face of the portion 39, the two parts 38 and 39 being held together as by the pins 4|. This construction affords suflicient space for this gear 34 to project outwardly from between the parts 38 and 39 into engagement with the gear I3.

The rear end portion of the shaft 22 is shown as keyed within a bushing in a sleeve 49 journaled for rotation in a stationary frame member 41 within a bearing bushing 48. This sleeve 43 has keyed thereto a gear 49 which is in mesh with a gear 50 fixed to the shaft 5, this gear ratio being such that the sleeve 46 and the shaft 22 is driven at the same rate of speed as the work holder. Thus the orbital motion of the tool 33 is timed exactly with the rotation of the work.

One type of work which may be done with this mechanism is illustrated in Figure 2 in which the work piece is provided with a flange 56, the tool 33 being operative to cut a notch 51 in the flange 56 while the work is rotating as driven by the shaft 5, the tool maintaining its angular relation to the work axis throughout the tooling operation and while the tool itself is given a rotation about its own axis which produces the cutting of the work. In order to support the extended end of the work and the tool in proper relation, a supporting bracket 60 is shown as secured to the outer tool head member 38 as by means of screws 6|, this support being provided with a hardened bushing 62 to receive and support the forward end of the work piece as shown in Figure 6, this bushing having a lateral extension 63 (see Figure 4) for supporting the shank portion of the tool 33.

With this mechanism the notch 51 is cut in the flange 56 without interrupting the rotation of the work,.the cutting tool 33 being given its feed and retracting stroke by the cam 'l and the tool being rotated about its own axis by the relative rotationbetween the tool shaft 22 and the casing I0, which casing in the embodiment illustrated is held against rotation In Figures '7 to 11 a different tooling mechanism is shown which is intended to cut slots I0 in the end of a work piece 6 as shown in Figure 11, the work piece continuing to be rotated while the cuts are being made. With this mechanism the cutting tools are disposed ina different manner from that shown in Figure 1, there being no toolvslide 6 as is shown in Figure 1.

The tool head II shown in these figures is provided with a sleeve portion 12 journaled in a bushing I20 in a bracket I3 which is secured to the under side of the upper bed 2. This tool head is capable of both rotating and axial motion. It is rotated at the same speed as the work holder, being provided for this purpose with a gear I4 keyed thereto which meshes with a long gear I5 fixed to the shaft 5 by which the work holders are also driven. It is given its axial motion through a lever I6 which may be swung by suitable cams (not shown) on the usual cam shaft carried by the upper bed 2. This lever I6 is shown as engaging over a pivot H (see Figure 10) projecting from one side of a collar I3 within which the hub I9 of the gear I4 is journaled.

In order to prevent rotation of this collar 13' with the tool head I2 it is shown as provided with a forked extension engaging on opposite sides of a bar 8| carried by the bracket I3 and in order to secure the gear I4 and the collar I8 in position, a washer 82 is held against the end of the hub I9 by the nuts 83 threaded on the extremity of the sleeve 12. The head II is provided with a cover member '90 secured thereto as by bolts 9| and a locating pin 92, the cover and the main portion of the head II being provided with bearings 93 for a pair of parallel shafts 94. Each one of these shafts has a rotary cutter secured thereon, these cutters being 7 arranged in opposed relation in position to cut the slots I0 in the work as shown in Figure 11.

Each shaft 94 has a pinion 93 thereon, these pinions being arranged at opposite sides of their respective cutters.

For the purpose of securing the cutters in position, each shaft 94 may have a reduced diameter portion 99 to which the cutter is keyed at its inner end, a sleeve I00, an internally threaded nut IOI engaging the reduced diameter portion and being in turn engaged by a bearing sleeve I02 threaded into the two parts of the head II. Each of the pinions 93 engages the spiral teeth of a face gear I05 pinned to the forward end of a rotary shaft I06 journaled in a ballbearing I01 and in bushings I08, I09 in the sleeve portion I2.

As the head II rotates at the same speed as the work, it carries the cutters 95 around with it so that they maintain their angular relation to the work piece and these cutters are also given rotation about their own axis by rotation of the shaft I06 relative to the tool head. This relative rotation is produced from the rotation of the shaft 5. For this purpose the rear end of the shaft I06 is keyed to a gear I I0 which has a hub I I l journaled in a bushing I I2 in the fixed frame member 41, and this gear IIO meshes with a gear II4 keyed to the shaft 5. The gear ratio of the gears I I0 and I I4, however, is different from that of the gears I4 and I5 so that the shaft I06 is rotated at a speed different from that of the tool head and the work. As shown the shaft I06 is driven at a slower rate of speed'than the work and the tool head, this differential speed rotating the face gear I05 with respect to the tool head and thereby driving the cutters 95.

The cap 90 is provided with a hardened work support ring II5 which receives the outer end of the work piece H6 and supports it properly related to the cutters during the cutting operation, while the tool head is presented to and retracted from the work by axial motion through the swinging of the lever I6 as previously described. Both portions of the tool head are provided with large apertures III for the escape of chips from within the head. I

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention, it should be evident to'those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might be made without departing from the spirltor scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A tool attachment comprising a casing, a tool head journaled in said casing, a tool carrier journaled in said head eccentric to the axis of rotation of said head, a gear secured to said tool carrier and projecting therefrom at one side, an internal gearv concentric with said head secured to said casing and in mesh with said gear, a tool concentric with said tool carrier and rotated thereby, means for rotating said head, and a tool support projecting from one face of said head, said support having a tool guide portion and a guide for rotary work to be operated upon by said tool.

2. The combination with a rotary work holder, of a tool head journaled for rotation coaxially with said work holder, a drive shaft arranged parallel to the axis of rotation of said work'holder and tool head, a tool shaft journaled in said head, driving connections from said drive shaft to said work holder and head driving said work holder and head at equal speeds, driving connections from said drive shaft to said tool shaft for driving said tool shaft at a speed different from that of said work holder and tool head, a rotary tool journaled in said tool head, means responsive to the differential speed between said tool shaft and tool head for rotating said tool, and means for moving said tool to and from work carried by said work holder.

3. The combination with a rotary work holder, of a tool head journaled for rotation coaxially with said work holder, a drive shaft arranged parallel to the axis of rotation of said work holder and tool head, a tool shaft journaled in said head parallel to said drive shaft, driving connections from said drive shaft to said work holder and head driving said Work holder and head at equal speeds, driving connections from said drive shaft to said tool shaft for driving said tool shaft at a speed different from that of said work hold-, er and tool head, a rotary tool journaled in said tool head, means responsive to the differential speed between said tool shaft and tool head for rotating said tool, and means for moving said tool to and from work carried by said work holder.

4. The combination with a rotary work holder, of a tool head journaled for rotation coaxially with said work holder, a drive shaft arranged parallel to the axis of rotation of said work holder and tool head, a tool shaft journaled in said head, driving connections from said drive shaft to said work holder and head driving said work holder and head at equal speeds, driving connections from said drive shaft to said tool shaft for driving said tool shaft at a speed different from that of said work holder and tool head, a rotary tool journaled in said head'transverse to said axis, a gearon said tool shaft, driving connections from said gear to said rotary tool, and means for moving said head in the direction of its rotary axis to bring said tool toward and from work carried by said work holder.

5. The combination with a rotary Work holder, of a tool head journaled for rotation coaxially with said work holder, 'a drive shaft arranged parallel to the axis of rotation of said work holder and tool head, a tool shaft journaled in said head parallel to said drive shaft, driving connections from said drive shaft to said work holder and head driving said work holder and head at equal speeds, driving connections from said drive shaft to said tool shaft for driving said tool shaft at a speed differentfrom that of said work holder and tool head, a pair of parallel cross shafts journaled in said head on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of said head, a rotary cutter secured to each of said cross shafts, a pinion secured to each of said cross shafts, and a gear on said tool shaft meshing with said pinion.

6. In combination, a sleeve, a shaft on which said sleeve is journaled, a work spindle in axial alinement with said shaft, a rotating means, driving connections between said rotating means and spindle and between said rotating means and sleeve driving said spindle and sleeve in the same direction and at the same speed,. a pair of spaced shafts journaled laterally in said sleeve, a cutter carried intermediate to the ends of each shaft in position to operate on work carried by said spindle, means for moving said sleeve axially to bring said cutters into and out of operative position, a gear fixed to each cutter shaft, a face gear carried by said first mentioned shaft and meshing with said cutter shaft gears, and means for producing a differential speed between said first mentioned shaft and said sleeve.

CARROLL E. MILLER. 

